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Child Consultants

　　These days, "what do you want to do when you grow up?" is the wrong question to ask children in the USA. The ＿＿＿＿＿（51） should be: "what job are you doing now?" American companies are employing more and more young people as consultants to evaluate products for child ＿＿＿＿＿（52）. The 12-to-19 ＿＿＿＿＿（53） group spends more than $100 billion a year in the USA. Specialist agencies have been created to help manufacturers ask kids about all the latest trends in clothes, food and ＿＿＿＿＿（54） markets. One ＿＿＿＿＿（55）, Teenage Research Unlimited, has panels （評判小組） of teenagers who give their verdict （裁決） on products ＿＿＿＿＿（56） jeans （牛仔褲）. Another company, Doyle Research Associated, holds two-hour sessions in a room ＿＿＿＿＿（57） the "imaginarium （想象室）." Children are encouraged to play games to get ＿＿＿＿＿（58） a creative mood. They have to write down any ideas that ＿＿＿＿＿（59） into their heads.

　　Some manufacturers prefer to do their own ＿＿＿＿＿（60） research. The software company Microsoft runs a weekly "Kid's Council" at its headquarters in Seattle, ＿＿＿＿＿（61） a panel of school children give their verdict on the ＿＿＿＿＿（62） products and suggest new ones. One 11-year-old, Andrew Cooledge, told them that they should make more computer games which would appeal equally ＿＿＿＿＿（63） boys and girls. Payments for the work are increasingly attractive. Andrew Cooledge was paid $250 and given some software ＿＿＿＿＿（64）, even if their ideas are valuable, the children will never make a fortune. They cannot have the copyright to their ideas. These are not jobs they can hold for long they are too old. ＿＿＿＿＿（65） their mid-teens they can be told that they are too old.

　　51 A sentence B word C answer D question

　　52 A employees B labourors C consumers D employers

　　53 A age B year C time D generation

　　54 A the B another C other D others

　　55 A school B firm C store D college

　　56 A as B like C of D with

　　57 A called B calls C calling D call

　　58 A into B out of C along with D over

　　59 A happen B come C occur D fall

　　60 A science B creation C production D market

　　61 A there B here C where D which

　　62 A last B late C later D latest

　　63 A to B for C with D on

　　64 A Therefore B However C Besides D Otherwise

　　65 A Above B On C By D Over

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51. D　　52. C　　53. A　　54. C　　55. B 56. B　　57. A　　58. A　　59. B　　60. D 61. C　　62. D　　63. A　　64. B　　65. C